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North Korea says it wants a Mike Pompeii %HESITATION out of nuclear talks hours after announcing its first weapons test since talks with the U. S. broke down on Thursday KCNA the north's official state media call to replace Pompeii %HESITATION with someone quote more careful and mature in communicating the north said the new weapons test was overseen by leader Kim Jong hoon and featured what it called a tactical guided weapon both moves maybe attempts to ramp up pressure on Washington after Kim gave a year end deadline for the US to change its approach to talks the US North Korea summit in February ended without an agreement state media on Thursday quoted a senior north Korean official saying the failure was a lesson talks could go wrong whenever Pompeii %HESITATION pokes his nose in as Reuters choice Kim in Seoul explains the weapons test has domestic value as well last week came virtually admitted what the public already knows that the Hon away some it wasn't a great success so since then he has been looking to reassure those at home that even though ascension still remain they are still secure and strong also Kim is sending a message to president trump North Korea will not bow down and we'll go its own way North Korea did not share details on whether the weapon tested was a missile the use of the word tactical implies a short range or conventional weapon as opposed to the long range ballistic missiles that have been seen as a threat to the US KCNA said that the missile had a peculiar mode of guiding flight and a powerful warhead last year Kim vowed that North Korea would stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles because young and nuclear capabilities have been closed there are five